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Example 4: Table to generate a simple conversation

The table can be adapted to reflect information the students have learned. For example, it could include information on siblings or school subjects. It can be presented in English or Spanish depending on how much language the students are to generate. It challenges students to use information other than that which relates specifically to themselves and therefore gives them an opportunity to use a wider range of vocabulary. It also gives them an opportunity to ask the questions. The information could later be transferred into a paragraph conveying simple information about the student’s new personality or displayed in a poster like the one in Example 4.

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NAME

Catherine

Martin

Christine

Monique

Paulo

Anne

AGE

16

27

18

20

17

19

BIRTHDAY

4/7

13/9

31/8

25/12

28/2

19/5

COUNTRY

England

New Zealand

Australia

France

Spain

Germany

BUILD

thin, tall

short

very short

quite fat

very tall

quite tall

HAIR

very long, brown

curly, blond

blond

long, black

very short, black

quite long, brown

EYES

blue

grey

green

brown

black

green

LIKES

music

chocolate

dancing

shopping

horse riding

movies

DISLIKES

television

fish

swimming

jogging

school

sport

Dialogue: In pairs and using a dice to build a personality, students have a conversation like this: